Course Description
This course is part of ASSP’s five-course Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Management Systems Certificate program led by renowned experts. You can earn the certificate by completing any three courses in our program, but we recommend you complete all five courses to earn our advanced certificate and get the most value for you and your organization. Note: This is the second course in this program. We strongly encourage you to complete this course as per the planned sequence, although it’s not required.
Developed by OSH experts, our course shares valuable insights into the development and practical implementation of ISO 45001, the globally recognized standard on occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS). You will build the knowledge and skills to help you integrate ISO 45001 into your organization’s overall business operations and objectives. By looking at OHS management through the lens of ISO 45001, you’ll discover new strategies to help your organization safeguard your workers, improve your brand reputation, increase supply chain resilience and boost overall organizational performance.
What You Will Learn
- Recognize the evolution, value and benefits of an OHSMS that follows ISO 45001
- Describe the rationale behind the standard’s requirements
- Define key terminology and guidelines for continual improvement
- Review practical techniques and actions to implement ISO 45001
- Assess current practices and identify action steps you can take to improve your organization’s OHS performance
- Identify how ISO 45001 can complement other organizational management systems
Length
4-weeks
Levels (Experience with Topic)
Intermediate: 5-10 years
Instruction Method
Online-Instructor-Led: As a virtual learner, you’ll receive all the benefits of face-to-face instruction, eliminate travel cost and time, while learning in a structured way whether at work, at home or at another convenient location. To participate fully, you will need a computer with audio/video capability and a reliable internet connection.
During this four-week online course, you will connect with your peers in group discussions, participate in interactive learning activities, review instructional videos and complete assignments.
Each Monday throughout the duration of the course, your instructor will hold a 90-minute online meeting from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. CT. These meetings are designed to facilitate group work, share expert knowledge, answer questions, provide feedback and offer active learning support.
Course Materials
Resources found under Downloads in My Account.
Instructor(s)
Amy Timmerman, M.S., CSP, CHES, is president of AT Safety, a consulting firm that specializes in management systems. She has held safety leadership positions in global companies like GE, Siemens and Stryker. Timmerman is chair of the ANSI/ASSP Z10 Committee and a member of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO Project Committee 283 that publishes ISO 45001, the international standard on occupational health and safety management systems. She teaches in the occupational safety and health degree program at Illinois State University and is a recognized expert in management systems, risk assessments, incident investigation and regulatory compliance.
Consent
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Attendees also agree to adhere to ASSP’s Code of Professional Conduct. ASSP reserves the right to remove attendees not behaving consistent with the Code of Conduct.
Cancellation Policy
- We will grant full refunds to those who submit written requests within 10 business days of the start date of the course by sending an email to customerservice@assp.org.
- Learners who register but do not attend their course, or who attempt to cancel after the deadline, will not receive a refund.
- If learning resources such as standards or videos are included in the registration price of your course and you access those resources using your ASSP My Learning account prior to the course’s start date, you will be ineligible for a refund.
- We charge a $25 processing fee for substitutions.
- Submit substitutions in writing within 10 business days of the start date of the course by sending an email to customerservice@assp.org. If pricing for the new attendee changes the total cost of attending the event, we will charge or refund you the difference.
- We reserve the right to cancel any course at any time and to substitute faculty.
- If, for any reason, we must cancel a course or event, liability is limited solely to the registration fees paid.
- We are not responsible for other expenses incurred, including travel and accommodation fees for in-person courses.
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